New Delhi, Feb 1 : In a measure of relief to the Indian salaried class, the government on Thursday announced that it would contribute 12 per cent of the wages to new employees under the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The announcement was made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Budget 2018-19, which is […]
New Delhi, Feb 1 : In his last full Budget speech Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said India is poised to become $5 trillion economy soon from $2.5 trillion now. His speech focused more on the education, healthcare and agriculture. “We are now a $ 2.5 trillion economy, and we are firmly on path to […]
* Have decided to take healthcare protection to a new aspirational level. Launching a flagship National Health Protection Scheme to cover 10 crore poor and vulnerable families, benefiting approximately 50 crore people * Providing Rs 5 lakh per family per year for medical reimbursement, under National Health Protection Scheme. This will be world’s largest health […]
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said India is poised to become $5 trillion economy soon from $2.5 trillion now. “We are now a $ 2.5 trillion economy, and we are firmly on path to achieve 8 per cent plus growth soon,” Jaitley said while delivering his Union Budget 2018-19 speech here. “From […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe on the Centre over the Economic Survey stating that “Acche Din” (good days) are here except minor hiccups. The Survey was tabled in Pparliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday. “The #EconomicSurvey2018 says, #AccheDin are here, except for these minor hiccups” […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 : The Economic Survey tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament on Monday had a pink cover as it lay “special emphasis” on gender. A statement issued by the Ministry of Finance said the survey takes into account that gender equality is an “inherently multi-dimensional issue”. Assessments have been made […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2017-18 has listed out geo-political and geo-economic risks, like the tensions in the Korean peninsula and the surge in oil prices due to Saudi Arabian oil company, Aramco’s listing, which may affect growth on the global level. The Survey tabled in Parliament on Monday by Finance Minister […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2017-18 which was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that there was an increase in the number of taxpayers post-demonetisation. “… Taking seasonality into account it is found that there is a 0.8 per cent monthly trend increase in new tax filers […]
New Delhi, Jan 27 : Days after he GST collections picked up after falling for two straight months, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the GST structure had stabilised, which offered an opportunity to further rationalise tax rates and increase the tax base. Ahead of the Union Budget announcement on February 1, the Minister […]
